leanbh

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From Old Irish lenab (“infant”).^[1]

leanbh m (genitive singular linbh, nominative plural lanaí or leanbhaí)

child, baby
Baist do leanbh féin ar dtús. (proverb)
Charity begins at home.
(literally, “Baptise your own child first.”)

Declension of leanbh (first declension)

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an leanbh	na leanaí
genitive	an linbh	na leanaí
dative	leis an leanbh don leanbh	leis na leanaí

Declension of leanbh (first declension)

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an leanbh	na leanbhaí
genitive	an linbh	na leanbh
dative	leis an leanbh don leanbh	leis na leanbhaí

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lenab”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 146, page 75
^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 239, page 50
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 185
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 353
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 445, page 163
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 55
^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 445 B (c), page 165; reprinted 1979